Equilibrium Moisture and Drying Kinetics Modelling of Macroalgae Species <i>Ulva ohnoi</i> and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i>
Algae-based products have applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries, bioremediation of waste streams and biofuel production. Drying has been recognised to constitute the largest energy cost in algae processing, yet there is limited data or modelling characterising the drying kinetics of...
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| description | Algae-based products have applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries, bioremediation of waste streams and biofuel production. Drying has been recognised to constitute the largest energy cost in algae processing, yet there is limited data or modelling characterising the drying kinetics of macroalgae. This research modelled the equilibrium moisture content of two macroalgae species, <i>Ulva ohnoi</i>, a saltwater alga and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i>, a freshwater alga. The Guggenheim–Anderson–de Boer model was found to best represent experimental equilibrium moisture contents. Drying rate curves obtained under both convective and radiative conditions were fitted to an analytical solution of Fick’s second law, including the modelled equilibrium moisture values. Effective diffusivity values for the two species are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04e8b19a5c4748a98f8aae332856a1be2023-11-20T04:38:14ZengMDPI AGClean Technologies2571-87972020-06-012222523910.3390/cleantechnol2020015Equilibrium Moisture and Drying Kinetics Modelling of Macroalgae Species <i>Ulva ohnoi</i> and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i>Craig Walker0Andrew Cole1Elsa Antunes2Madoc Sheehan3College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, AustraliaMACRO—The Centre for Macroalgal Resources and Biotechnology, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, AustraliaCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, AustraliaCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, AustraliaAlgae-based products have applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries, bioremediation of waste streams and biofuel production. Drying has been recognised to constitute the largest energy cost in algae processing, yet there is limited data or modelling characterising the drying kinetics of macroalgae. This research modelled the equilibrium moisture content of two macroalgae species, <i>Ulva ohnoi</i>, a saltwater alga and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i>, a freshwater alga. The Guggenheim–Anderson–de Boer model was found to best represent experimental equilibrium moisture contents. Drying rate curves obtained under both convective and radiative conditions were fitted to an analytical solution of Fick’s second law, including the modelled equilibrium moisture values. Effective diffusivity values for the two species are presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8797/2/2/15macroalgaedrying ratesequilibrium moisturediffusion modelling |
| spellingShingle | Craig Walker Andrew Cole Elsa Antunes Madoc Sheehan Equilibrium Moisture and Drying Kinetics Modelling of Macroalgae Species <i>Ulva ohnoi</i> and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i> Clean Technologies macroalgae drying rates equilibrium moisture diffusion modelling |
| title | Equilibrium Moisture and Drying Kinetics Modelling of Macroalgae Species <i>Ulva ohnoi</i> and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i> |
| title_full | Equilibrium Moisture and Drying Kinetics Modelling of Macroalgae Species <i>Ulva ohnoi</i> and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i> |
| title_fullStr | Equilibrium Moisture and Drying Kinetics Modelling of Macroalgae Species <i>Ulva ohnoi</i> and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Equilibrium Moisture and Drying Kinetics Modelling of Macroalgae Species <i>Ulva ohnoi</i> and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i> |
| title_short | Equilibrium Moisture and Drying Kinetics Modelling of Macroalgae Species <i>Ulva ohnoi</i> and <i>Oedogonium intermedium</i> |
| title_sort | equilibrium moisture and drying kinetics modelling of macroalgae species i ulva ohnoi i and i oedogonium intermedium i |
| topic | macroalgae drying rates equilibrium moisture diffusion modelling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8797/2/2/15 |
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